Day: 14 April 2022
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One of the 13 Founders of LPGA, Shirley Spork, dies at 94
Shirley Spork, one of the most prominent teaching pros in women’s golf and one of the last survivors among the 13 women who founded the Ladies Professional Golf Association in 1950, died on Tuesday in Palm Springs, Calif. She was 94. The LPGA said she died in Palm Springs, California, where she had been living…
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History of PGA Championship
The PGA Championship (often referred to as the U.S. PGA Championship or the USPGA outside the United States) is an annual golf tournament organised by the Professional Golfers Association of America. Hosted by the PGA of America, the PGA Championship is a significant media event held on a different U.S. course each year and regularly…
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First Ben Hogan and now Tiger Woods – History repeating itself
At the Masters, the world witnessed Tiger Woods pull off one of the greatest comebacks in sports history. Woods, at 46, has stunned the world once more, despite a near-fatal automobile accident and devastating leg and back injuries. However, it has been done previously! Nearly 75 years ago, Hall of Famer Ben Hogan defied the…